diff --git a/net/boinc-client/Makefile b/net/boinc-client/Makefile
--- a/net/boinc-client/Makefile
+++ b/net/boinc-client/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 PORTNAME=	boinc-client
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	client_release/8.2/
-DISTVERSION=	8.2.4
+DISTVERSION=	8.2.8
 CATEGORIES=	net
 
 MAINTAINER=	alven@FreeBSD.org
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
 WWW=		https://boinc.berkeley.edu/ \
 		https://github.com/BOINC/boinc/
 
-LICENSE=	LGPL3
+LICENSE=	LGPL3+
+LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING.LESSER
 
 USES=		autoreconf compiler:c++11-lang gmake libtool localbase:ldflags pkgconfig ssl
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@
 USERS=		boinc
 GROUPS=		boinc
 
+PLIST_SUB=	SOVERSION=${DISTVERSION}
+
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=		CLIENT MANAGER NLS SKINS USER X11
 OPTIONS_DEFINE_aarch64=	LINUX
 OPTIONS_DEFINE_amd64=	LINUX
@@ -114,25 +117,6 @@
 post-patch:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|client/scripts||' \
 		${WRKSRC}/Makefile.am
-# avoid build conflict with archivers/libzip
-	@${MV} ${WRKSRC}/zip/unzip/zip.h \
-		${WRKSRC}/zip/unzip/boinczip.h
-	@${MV} ${WRKSRC}/zip/zip/zip.h \
-		${WRKSRC}/zip/zip/boinczip.h
-	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|zip/zip.h|zip/boinczip.h|' \
-		${WRKSRC}/zip/boinc_zip.cpp
-	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|"zip.h"|"boinczip.h"|' \
-		${WRKSRC}/zip/unzip/crc32.c \
-		${WRKSRC}/zip/unzip/ttyio.c \
-		${WRKSRC}/zip/zip/deflate.c \
-		${WRKSRC}/zip/zip/trees.c \
-		${WRKSRC}/zip/zip/unix/z_unix.c \
-		${WRKSRC}/zip/zip/util.c \
-		${WRKSRC}/zip/zip/z_fileio.c \
-		${WRKSRC}/zip/zip/z_globals.c \
-		${WRKSRC}/zip/zip/zip.c \
-		${WRKSRC}/zip/zip/zipfile.c \
-		${WRKSRC}/zip/zip/zipup.c
 
 post-patch-X11-off:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|enable_xss="yes"|enable_xss="no"|' \
@@ -147,8 +131,8 @@
 
 post-install-MANAGER-on:
 	${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/share/boinc
-.for name in 16 32 48
-	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/packages/generic/sea/boincmgr.${name}x${name}.png \
+.for size in 16 32 48
+	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/packages/generic/sea/boincmgr.${size}x${size}.png \
 		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/share/pixmaps
 .endfor
 .if ${PORT_OPTIONS:MSKINS}
@@ -168,8 +152,7 @@
 		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/include/boinc
 .endfor
 	${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/share/boinc/ttf
-	(cd ${WRKSRC}/api/ttf/liberation-fonts-ttf-2.00.0 && \
-		${COPYTREE_SHARE} \*.ttf ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/share/boinc/ttf/ \
-		)
+	cd ${WRKSRC}/api/ttf/liberation-fonts-ttf-2.00.0 && \
+		${COPYTREE_SHARE} \*.ttf ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/share/boinc/ttf/
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/net/boinc-client/distinfo b/net/boinc-client/distinfo
--- a/net/boinc-client/distinfo
+++ b/net/boinc-client/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1753478143
-SHA256 (BOINC-boinc-client_release-8.2-8.2.4_GH0.tar.gz) = a7cd5c562f7fae705f0b68e215d9ee176c2716630a80fc86a6d9aa3a6804e7e4
-SIZE (BOINC-boinc-client_release-8.2-8.2.4_GH0.tar.gz) = 47582706
+TIMESTAMP = 1764582072
+SHA256 (BOINC-boinc-client_release-8.2-8.2.8_GH0.tar.gz) = faaacaff557eba02fe9ae6f40402534b8bbf55343553bf42e1255b0d9f435ca0
+SIZE (BOINC-boinc-client_release-8.2-8.2.8_GH0.tar.gz) = 47052652
diff --git a/net/boinc-client/pkg-plist b/net/boinc-client/pkg-plist
--- a/net/boinc-client/pkg-plist
+++ b/net/boinc-client/pkg-plist
@@ -59,12 +59,12 @@
 lib/libboinc_api.a
 lib/libboinc_api.so
 lib/libboinc_api.so.8
-lib/libboinc_api.so.8.2.4
+lib/libboinc_api.so.%%SOVERSION%%
 %%CLIENT%%lib/libboinc_crypt.a
 lib/libboinc_opencl.a
 lib/libboinc_opencl.so
 lib/libboinc_opencl.so.8
-lib/libboinc_opencl.so.8.2.4
+lib/libboinc_opencl.so.%%SOVERSION%%
 libdata/pkgconfig/libboinc.pc
 libdata/pkgconfig/libboinc_api.pc
 %%CLIENT%%libdata/pkgconfig/libboinc_crypt.pc
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 %%X11%%lib/libboinc_graphics2.a
 %%X11%%lib/libboinc_graphics2.so
 %%X11%%lib/libboinc_graphics2.so.8
-%%X11%%lib/libboinc_graphics2.so.8.2.4
+%%X11%%lib/libboinc_graphics2.so.%%SOVERSION%%
 %%SKINS%%share/boinc/skins/Charity Engine/background_image.png
 %%SKINS%%share/boinc/skins/Charity Engine/ce_about.ico
 %%SKINS%%share/boinc/skins/Charity Engine/ce_icon_play.png